Explores memory consistency, coherence, weak consistency, and sequential consistency, emphasizing the importance of language-level consistency and data race-free programming.
Provides an overview of computer architecture, focusing on the von Neumann architecture and its components, including the CPU and memory management units.
Covers processor architecture, evolution of performance, algorithms to computers transition, registers, instructions, arithmetic unit, and memory management.
Explores memory virtualization, addressing address spaces, page tables, caching, and system design constants to optimize memory performance and reliability.